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brakezone said:It was just a joke, if it is not taken well I appologize.
But to me its only funny because there is a certain amount of truth behind it. Microsoft keeps redefining what an operating system should be. Some people say an OS is a software interface that is used to control your hardware. They've added in so much bloat in vista and then made it a requirement in order to get hardware support for the newest video games. What if microsoft is making its moves in such a way that it prevents the PC from performing to its potential.
What if microsoft doesn't want the PC to succeed in the gaming market? Thats the point of the thread.
If you take into consideration the Xbox360, it has a graphics chip in it from ATI that outperforms any current ATI graphics card. It would be difficult for anybody to convince me that bringing these technologies to the PC is not economically possible.
So I was thinking about this and I realized, maybe Vista is all part of this plan to walk all over the PC with proprietary devices? Microsoft has said they envisioned a future without the PC in the past.
I hope I have made the point of this thread at least a little clearer now.
Oroka Sempai said:People said the same thing about XP when it came out... a resource hog, too much bloat, blah blah blah.
brakezone said:well I would actually prefer if windows vista would have an updated kernel and updated components but a much slimmer footprint in memory as opposed to running so many services and components that may not even be necessary; however, this is not really much different than in any other version of windows, it is just much more exacerbated.
On the other hand, in the linux world you can install only the software components you need, you can configure your kernel to be exact to your hardware, you can run a extremely slim window manager. The difference in performance is pleasantly surprising. Yes windows can be tweaked, i've had xp with so many services off that i probably had less than 10 processes running. Windows sure is nice for things like domain controllers and for office systems, but for my computer???? So now you have this sweet new 3d programming API that is going to support a new generation of hardware and in order to get it you have to just take the good with the bad.
FeuerFrei said:Is there some kind of nLite for Vista yet? That would trim some of the fat
jivetrky said:Their bread and butter is their windows operating system and PC software, why would they be in some secret campaign to get rid of the PC?
It is far more logical that they are in fact embracing PC gaming, this was the reason for DirectX 10 (which is what causes you to buy Vista and a DX10 vid card if you want to play DX10 games)
And yeah, it sucks for some people that don't like change or cannot afford change, but it's a necessary step of progression. They got rid of their old API and replaced it with one that is much more efficient.
Yeah, their OS's are bloated and stuff, but that's not becuase they are trying to end the PC, they just don't have the view that some of us have as to what an OS should be.
Edward78 said:I heard that Vista deosn't play games well at all & for $400 for home, it **** well better play games great. Why not just get a PS3 for $600? I understand wanting money for a commercial OS, but crap $400 for Vista Home!!! Window ME is still $100 in stores.